Tag: Historical Fiction

Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

The Stats Title: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands Author: Heather Fawcett Publisher: Del Rey (16 January, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Fantasy, 2SLGBTQIA+, Magical Realism, Romance Trigger Warnings: Fae, Language, Depictions of Death, Kidnapping, Read if you like: PG-13 Faerie Smut, Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, Balder’s Gate, Discovery of Witches, Cozy Games… Read More Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

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Audiobook Review: The London Séance Society

The Stats Title: The London Séance Society Author: Sarah Penner Narrated By: Lauren Irwin,Alex Wyndham Publisher: Park Row (07 March, 2023) Time: 09 Hours 59 Minutes Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Paranormal Trigger Warnings: Sexual Abuse, Death, Read if you like: The Witches of Moonshyne Manor, Practical Magic Rating: 3.5 out of… Read More Audiobook Review: The London Séance Society

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Audiobook Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries

The Stats Title: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries Author: Heather Fawcett Publisher: Del Rey (10 January, 2023) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Fantasy, 2SLGBTQIA+, Magical Realism, Romance Trigger Warnings: Fae, Language, Depictions of Death, Kidnapping, Read if you like: PG-13 Faerie Smut, Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, Balder’s Gate, Discovery of Witches, Cozy Games Rating:… Read More Audiobook Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries

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Book Review: What the River Knows

The Stats Title: What the River Knows Author: Isabel Ibañez Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books (31 October, 2023) Genre: General Fiction (Young Adult), Women’s Lit, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Magical Realism Trigger Warnings: Violence, Death and Murder, Misogyny Read if you like: The Mummy, Death on the Nile, Those We Drown Rating: 5 out of 5… Read More Book Review: What the River Knows

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Audiobook Review: The Immortalists

The Stats Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Narrated By: Maggie Hoffman Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (09 January, 2018) Time: 11 Hours 30 Minutes Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Death, Occult, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, AIDS Read if you like: The Cloisters Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars… Read More Audiobook Review: The Immortalists

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The Gloss Review: A Marvellous Light

The Stats Title: A Marvellous Light Author: Freya Marske Narrated By: David Thorpe Publisher: Tor.com (02 November, 2021) Time: 14 Hours 31 Minutes Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Romance, 2SLGBTQIA+, Magical Realism Trigger Warnings: Read if you like: The Devil and the Dark Water, Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars A Marvellous Light was the… Read More The Gloss Review: A Marvellous Light

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Audiobook Review: Carrie Soto is Back

The Stats Title: Carrie Soto is Back Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrator(s): Rob Simmelkjaer,Patrick Mcenroe,Mary Carillo,Reynaldo Piniella,Vidish Athavale,Max Meyers,Brendan Wayne,Sara Arrington,Stacy Gonzalez,Heath Miller,Tom Bromhead,Julia Whelan Publisher: Ballantine Books (30 August, 2022) Duration: 10 hours 30 mins Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Sports, Chick Lit Trigger Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Death of Parent Read if you like:… Read More Audiobook Review: Carrie Soto is Back

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Audiobook Review: The Devil and the Dark Water

The Stats Title: The Devil and the Dark Water Author: Stuart Turton Narrated By: James Cameron Stewart Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (6 October, 2020) Time: 17 Hours 1 Minutes Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime Novel. Gothic Trigger Warnings: Domestic Abuse, Violence, Murder, Animal Slaughter, Demonology, Witch Hunting. Mentions of Rape Read if… Read More Audiobook Review: The Devil and the Dark Water

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Review: The Death of Jane Lawrence

The Stats Title: The Death of Jane Lawrence Author: Caitlin Starling Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (05 Oct, 2021) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Gothic Horror Trigger Warnings: Some pretty graphic depictions of surgeries, forgot the rest. sorry 😦 Read if you like: Rebecca, Mexican Gothic, The Hacienda Thank you to Caitlin Starling, St. Martin’s… Read More Review: The Death of Jane Lawrence

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